Flat panel type display apparatus
First Claim
1. A flat panel type display apparatus including a display section main body having a plurality of display electrodes arranged thereon and a tape carrier package connected to the display electrodes, wherein one end of the display section main body is formed with i) a first terminal group connected to the plurality of display electrodes, ii) a second terminal group adjacent to the first terminal group, iii) a third terminal group electrically connected to the second terminal group through wiring patterns, wherein a connection end of the tape carrier package is connected to the first terminal group and the second terminal group, while a flat cable for external wiring is connected with the third terminal group.
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Abstract
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved flat panel type display apparatus allowing a low cost and a simplified wiring process. First and second terminal groups adjacent to each other as well as a third terminal group separated from the first and second terminal groups and are formed on the outside edge of a rear glass substrate of display section main body of the display apparatus. The first terminal group is comprised of connection terminals formed with wiring patterns connected to display electrodes. The second and third terminal groups and are connected to each other by predetermined wiring patterns. On connection end of TCP equipped with a driver IC, there are formed connecting terminals corresponding to the first and second terminal groups.
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1. A flat panel type display apparatus including a display section main body having a plurality of display electrodes arranged thereon and a tape carrier package connected to the display electrodes,
wherein one end of the display section main body is formed with i) a first terminal group connected to the plurality of display electrodes, ii) a second terminal group adjacent to the first terminal group, iii) a third terminal group electrically connected to the second terminal group through wiring patterns, wherein a connection end of the tape carrier package is connected to the first terminal group and the second terminal group, while a flat cable for external wiring is connected with the third terminal group.
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